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TCL Unveils First 65” TV Featuring QD Vision’s Color IQ Quantum Dot Technology

May 28, 2015 by Tom Allen

Rapidly rising industry leader TCL has expanded its Color IQ™-based product family with the introduction of its Q65H9700 65’’ 4K UHD Quantum Dot TV. This is the second Color IQ™-based TV launched by TCL, following the successful launch of its 55” H9700 model last December. Both products feature best-in-class color performance enabled by QD Vision’s … Read more

TV Supply Chain Examined in New Report

May 28, 2015 by Tom Allen

Research and Markets has published a new report (paid) analysing the worldwide LCD TV supply chain: http://tinyurl.com/psewhgq. The report says that the industry has entered maturity, with shipments slowing in recent years. Shipments rose 4.2% last year due to the FIFA World Cup.

QDs, Nanowires, OLEDs and More at SID 2015

May 28, 2015 by Tom Allen

SID 2015 is taking place from 31st May – 5th June in San Jose, California. Display Monitor has a significant presence on the ground at the show (please say hi!), and here we are highlighting some of the companies that will be at the event. Keith Wiggins and Nigel Pickett – COO and CTO of … Read more

Apple Readying Google Competitor

May 28, 2015 by Tom Allen

9to5Mac says that Apple is preparing ‘a major new iOS initiative’ known as Proactive, to challenge Google Now. The software will use Siri, Contacts, Calendar, Passbook and third-party apps. It will apparently replace the Spotlight search feature, and will rely on data from various apps to push relevant data to users. Integration with Apple Maps … Read more

Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion

May 28, 2015 by Helen Vince

Avago Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Broadcom for $37 billion. The deal values the combined company at $77 billion in enterprise value. Once the transaction is completed. Hock Tan, president and CEO of Avago will continue to serve in these roles of the combined company, which will adopt the name Broadcom … Read more

Pixelworks Enables Asus Enhancements

December 21, 2022May 28, 2015 by Tom Allen

Asus’ new Hero Zenpad tablet uses Pixelworks’ mobile display processor and True Clarity image enhancements. The tablet, which has 2048 x 1536 resolution, features blur-free images, sharp images and ambient lighting compensation. Comment We have covered this technology before: see The Display Resolution War – How much resolution is enough? (Part 2). We have also … Read more

AR and VR on the Mind

May 27, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

It seems that AR and VR are on everyone’s mind these days. The whole area of augmented and virtual reality is of great interest to the business world, as demonstrated by the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook some time ago. Now Oculus Rift and founder Palmer Luckey has been the target of a lawsuit by … Read more

3D by Any Other Name

May 27, 2015 by Len Scrogan

The ISTE 3D Network is a special interest group (or personal learning network) of educators within the International Society for Technology in Education that are interested in the promise of 3D in K-20 learning. As an executive board member for the ISTE 3D Network, I find myself obliged to keep my tender toes dipped in … Read more

Lenovo’s New Consumer Laptops Designed for Those Who Love Simplicity

May 27, 2015 by Helen Vince

Lenovo has unveiled three new consumer laptops in advance of Lenovo Tech World, the company’s first exclusive global technology innovation event in Beijing. The new Lenovo Z41, Lenovo Z51 and the ideapad 100 laptops are as versatile as Lenovo’s customers are. Whether users just need to create and edit content or want a fully-equipped multimedia … Read more

Augmented Reality System tested by US Naval Research

May 27, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

The ONR (Office of Naval Research) as part of the US Navy has been working on an augmented reality training headset for years and now they have shown the results of their work at an event in Quantico, VA. The AITT (Augmented Immersive Team Training) program that “is an augmented reality training system that integrates … Read more

SID Reveals Winners of 20th Annual Display Industry Awards

May 27, 2015 by Bob Raikes

The Society for Information Display (SID) today announced the winners of its 20th annual Display Industry Awards. The honorees will be recognized during a special luncheon on Wednesday, June 3, as part of Display Week, to be held at the San Jose Convention Center, May 31-June 5. 2015 Recipients Highlight Evolution of OLEDs, Diversity of … Read more

Slovenian Telco Readies 4G TV

May 27, 2015 by Tom Allen

Telekom Slovenije is getting ready to roll out TV, internet and fixed telephone services over its 4G network. The service will be available this month, in areas where fixed line broadband is not available but 4G coverage is. Customers will receive an IPTV STB, as well as other equipment.